New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-20
IN CAMP WITH THE BOYS.
A CHAPLAIN WHO WILL BE REMEMBERED
CORPORAL ANDERSON MADE HAPPY-A VISIT FROM


earned reputation many years ago as the merries
boy in camp, had pleasant surprise after the dress
parade last night. He called before the regiment
and marched out with shy smile as II be expected
General Porter was going to ask his aid in putting
down every form OF fun. OIL to hold HIM up as wicked
! example; but instead Of this Lieutenant Rand
! presented him, behalf OF Company A. with a mag
nfceEt gold medal. On The front side it says, Long
and faithful service" and on the reverse Presented
| to Edward {. Anderson, by Co. A, 9TH Regt., N. IT,
! S. " y. State Camp. June 18th, 1887" Alter the
ment had been marched back to their tents there
| was sound of subdued and compressed revelry in
! the "OWPs Nest" The wonderful L" widow" which
! The company presented to Bachelor Anderson some
years made her first bow to the comrades clad in
n new Worth gown of handsome crepe and her health
was drunk again ana again. But at taps all nights
were out, and the stiffness of the camp was only
broken by the measured tread of the sentines and
the mosquitoes and the big splash made By pelated
reporter who tumblcd into the Hudson.
The leading incident, OF the day the heat, and
all other subjects and citizens wiltcd before it. 1t
was hot IN tie morning alter the men turned out
They had to turn out at ., although there was no
morning drill. There NHs company inspection at y,
both Of the ana Their tents, after which all the
men lounged about III their white duck trousers and
loose jackets until church time Many Of them donned
the white duck trousers NJ arrival yesterday, only
learn Immediately aftcrward that full uniform
de riguer Tor the parade Church was he'd on the
| little pla,eau behind tue COmmaudants house and
overlooking the Hudson There was a faint breeze
now and again. bu very faint and very ftiu it was,
and the men grouped arouud the eAtempOrizcd pulpit
shook their heads in mute pIote.t when Dr. Weston
spoke of the sunlight falling upon them like Ieavers
brnedctiOn. They thought il mistake O locality.
Tho doctor stood in the shade. however and
thermometer in similar favored position registered
So. II was pleasant scene, some 700 men IN
uniforms with fringe of ladies IN bright summer
dresses, bat that it pleasant to ut b reheadcd In
that hot sun for Mrce-quarcrs OF an hour not the
moot east iron Christian among them viii maintain
Tie music elective, particularly in the anthem.
which the Pilgrim Choius " Lombardi,' by Verdi
This sung 10y the glcc clue OF tho regiment
accompanied by CapT as band, which included f. B.
Young, j. b. llib6 Ird \. +. HOyt, +. Jacobson jr.,
{. b. li,tls j. ". Lore. &. W. MaXeli John Miller,
o. Mussuan W. ID. Preston, +. Il. Lanlon B. Prince,
C. a Appleton, H. VI. Arthur, Theodore Babcock ir.,
d. = Cameron, A. ID. Cardcnas, Ii. ;. Clark j. Wray
Cleveland. I. A. Darling, }. b. Elmendort. J. l..
Ewing, ". c. Fargo W. }. Fox, ). \. Hartman. /.
H. smith, J. H. seymour, +. a. Ware, ID W. I.
Wheeler. jr. and Charles II. Hovt, who conducted.
II w,s the Epscopol form OF service, and the Rev.
sullivan II. Weston, the Chaplin, with his military
cut slds .whiskc.s and tail white hat had very much
the appearance OF an Engshman vhIle his jerky
mancr of speech also seemed to point to that nation
allfy One OF thc odi asked II the doctor wa'
an American. lie replied: " think 80. | know he
used 10 cOurting my mother, way up III Con-
nccticnt come forty years ago.
.Du-t Il. the doctor wls beginning his sermon the
cill tor dinner sounded lie smiled ~ he opened
/ out his manuscript ON the table before ham, then
without giving ont a text hc said:
Ny DEAR TEIENu>: see on the prog rammc III !, there
d.. be- 81 sermon. ami hold thar sermon in ny hama.
But don't bc alarmed my friends am not going To
urrucn l.. have heard sound that significant. IL
iIl', ~" gov. M d, siP . ti ~ frr me r, r,'rf f..
ncl my mind l. nllcl with thoughts OF this and that,
aud I could preach all day. But won't And for this
f,r,lrtucc on my part hope to De- given credit on
.ou. ofI.r occasion There ar. some thing, that 1t
ought 10 talk about, aud there l. great
@1 iq py"roc Tg % to M H % y" NcwYork IN Witch the
hearts 81 al churcm"n and ll Christians for tlt mat
trf thoroughly iucicHtc Then there u the anti
poverty noNemont which reminds me OF hili somebody
I proposed the House of Commons 10 give everybody
cycrytAlns. And meht talk about THIS iupeasantnrss
oi Father -oud So and OF roNdcf.y and The other, and
. I.ui.f .ouctnins discs something that wogd make
your cheeks hums aad yoHr ,'cs nazc If dil; bat
"!.T ,, g' 'i1 ,,ri Iii # IS in ir pd
read a. out IL and tnougt about it all day Friday. and
utcr-ltpt myself u roi-r ututc ai u-fcd tic boat.
/ Lls.AtrrI But cannot peak ON the subject now
can oniy say that when reached tn, c.np-Nhen
tor ever hoat thu standard sheet,
WHORE hrculr- TIE foe hut falls before us,
With freedoms soil hcutitu our i,ci
And Free !oin'a banner waving DER rs
$50. riiu. to preach ou b.otIcry ioyr but ,hnt do
that. c!thcr shall ony sp one thnG IN resId To that
Ouco N.s staying at % hotel ANA .ooAcl through
window into the street man went by and he looked
to be tail - bean pole. SAID 10 my sell; lhrie
surely cannot be man that tan looked through
auot Ter plnr of glass u saw man - big and short -
barrel urh Huith 'H, l.l 'u' t"' i".'. .i "' , i
proportions "i au Apollo N"W' h! lrl'I'' thr lIVuu'
j. that lu social. our military and our political me
/ Ne are
every man remember TINS. l"t NM nave ~ "llh1h'
but let him respect the opinions tw' others nave To-
nnrfoW there j. great i1l On ana 'lc lWHcl1 on p"'u
-lI- are perfectly h"h'-t lh 'i "ll'-' oilI. u, "i
the mans guilt one sidc wants lo hams hin ana ti"
Site side thcy would have believed him innocent 80
matter which sic the lawyer takes. he prr,uidcs him
srlf Of tLc u-cr of h- cause II he J, 9r me P,oner
hc believes hin innocent II on the other side hc believes
him guilty II f. human nature "" look az ihins9
thai may arise cl-cwherc or In this regiment remember
every man look, through different pane of glass Ley
lta MIMI Iff
H"ds nii.r II too EWt take "n The pane Of sli,s and
look ai thing. through The clear sunlight sunlight Ike
that Of to-day which fall, upon rs like Gods hencdlcon
upon the earth ana then We shall see things by the ist
of charity golden tcy which small unlock the gates
Of Heaven. Let that bc our guide n our families IA
our business in this regiment. and everywhere else
This was all said IN desperate hurry. and at its
close the doctor even su .eestcd that the dOxoogy
should he omitted from the seryica. But Conductor
Ioyt, with pardonaoe pride in his sloe choir, peade
70 sing The prrsplrlng congregation joined
IN heartily After dinner the men had nothing to do
but lounge around and look as picturesque as possible
Tor the benefit 0l the visitors
number of men went bathing after dinner and one
of them had narrow escape; THIS was Private T. T.
Mapes Company +. lie dvcd from rock ana when ne
the surface cried Tor aid The others thousht he
was joking and did not oher any assistance. NApes
managed 10 swim ont WIN ono arm anh coming under
was disocated.
ChauLce, VI. D.pcw visited tie camp last evening
IIe is sornding Il wcek-as he durs every summer
at the old Dcpew homestead in Peekskul Village.
About o'clock the rumblings of distant thunder
were heard, ana the eutfouhdln~ hllis W'r' SOON
clothed in purple mist. \ strong brerze sptang up
aud kept up during the evening making the air refresh
ingy cool after the swcltcring OF the morning. Then
toward . o'clock the rain came down in torrents,
soaking everything.
The officer OF the day tomorrow will be Captain
Appleton. senior officer of the guard Lieutenant
Egmont Schcrmerhorn, junior officer OF the guard
Lieutenant Edward +. Young. Captain Aoram-, OF
Corr any g. has presented warrants OF first sergeant
to +. Spelman mud OF corporal To Robert NJ Dunn.
and the received congratulations cn their promo
tiOn this afternoon.
The hard work OF the week begins tomorrow in
sober earnest The first drill call In at 0l5 a. III. and
the recall notl until a. III. Breakfast Is nc 1880,
Guard mount $50 the next drill at go until l1:3O;
dinner at 1870 p. II q. and during tie afternoon OF
each day there will be company instruction drills
until D. M. when the supper call IA sounded and the
.1,l., T.na